ABSTRACT
This chapter incorporates recent sociolinguistic research on French use in France and Belgium. Given the growing debate on inclusive language use in educational, professional, and public spheres, particular emphasis is given to this domain, including the major chronology of the inclusive language debate among educators, politicians, dictionary editors, and the general public. Other research areas of particular focus in this chapter include the use of tu/vous across different age groups, regions, and discourse contexts; the various social functions of youth vernaculars; and the evolution of liaison use and of vocalic contrasts and the perceived status of such contrasts.
